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Date: Wed Jul 15 16:42:13 GMT+00:00 1998
Mail: barry@www.red11.org
PRE SEASON - FIRST TEAM CALENDER
July 25 Birmingham City (A)
27 Valerengen (A) (Oslo)
31 Brondby (A) (Copenhagen)
Aug 4 Brann Bergen (A)
9 Charity Shield at Wembley
18 Eric Cantona XI (H) - Munich testimonial
Headline SKY TEXT : David Beckham has been backed to beat the hate mob by former
Manchester United teammate Gary Pallister.
Pally does not believe Becks, pilloried fans, will quit the country to
escape the controversy.
"I dont think David will want to run away. He is a strong enough character
to face the music and pressure. The management team at OT will look after
him well." Greater Manchester police will patrol United's Cliff training ground in
Salford everyday keeping an eye on the daily situation. Six officers were at the Cliff on Tuesday to ensure there were no ugly incidents as the star reported back for pre-season training.
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Reminder .... Sky tv (Europe) show "live"
Sun Aug 9 United v Arsenal Wembl 13.00 Charity Shield
Sat Sept 5 Sweden v England t.b.a. European Qualification
Sun Sept 20 United v Arsenal (A) 16.00
Sat Sept 26 United v Liverpool (H) 11.15
Wed Dec 16 United v Chelsea (H) tba
Tue Dec 29 United v Chelsea (A) 19.45
**Note from Barry**
Lets hope Becks plays and wins the game for England v Sweden
to put an end to all the CRAP! Its gone much to far already!
HUGHES JOINS SOUTHAMPTON
Chelsea striker Mark Hughes completed his £650,000 move to Premier League
rivals Southampton today.
Hughes, 34, has agreed a two-year deal to become manager Dave Jones' fifth
signing of the summer.
The veteran was not guaranteed first team football at Stamford Bridge
following the acquisitions of Lazio's Pierluigi Casiraghi and Rangers
marksman Brian Laudrup.
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Manchester United's £2million cheque from Benfica for Karel Poborsky has
bounced. And United are now demanding action against Graeme Souness'
cash-strapped side. United spokesman Ken Ramsden said: "Unfortunately, it
has been confirmed by our bank the cheque from Benfica has bounced. "There
is no other way of putting it. Now we'll contact FIFA again to see what they
can do," he told The Sun. Czech star Poborsky left Old Trafford last season
and Benfica president Vale Azevedo sent a personal cheque two weeks ago as
settlement.
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This Issue:
1. Beckham returns to work under police protection (Times)
2. Beckham.. Day #1 (Mirror)
3. Beckham Support -- 3 Articles (Mirror)
4. Teamtalk )Thierry Henry et al...
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 | "Football taught by Matt Busby" |
Date: Wed, 15 Jul 1998 15:04:56 +0200 (CEST)
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Subject: Beckham returns to work under police protection (Times)
July 15 1998 FOOTBALL
Beckham returns to work under police protection
BY DAVID MADDOCK
AS SOON as the garage door at David Beckham's home in Worsley cranked open
and a figure shrouded in black slipped from the shadows to dive into the
passenger seat of a waiting Range Rover, it was obvious that this was to be
more of a small-screen drama than merely a first day back in training for
the Manchester United player.
The police escort simply added to the feeling that Beckham has given his
life over to a rather unbelievable soap plot. Driven by Ted, his father, the
car swept into the United training ground in Littleton Road with the police
brushing aside the gathered crowds. As the interested spectators consisted
of a handful of press men and a man walking his dog, the police escort
appeared just a little excessive. But then, Beckham is Public Enemy No 1,
apparently.
He looked like a lost little boy. Peering from under his chemically-enhanced
fringe, Beckham smiled coyly at questions hurled his way, but declined to
answer. He was, perhaps, saving a response for the abuse that he would
undoubtedly receive as soon as the dressing-room door opened. There is
nothing as cruel as a football changing-room, particularly a multinational
one.
His father spoke of the "lad" being forced out of the country. Alex
Ferguson, his manager, pleaded for some space and time for the "lad". Those
with a more balanced perspective just wish for the lad to be sent to bed
early and for that to be the end of the matter.
It will not be, according to his father. "He has made one mistake and he has
been slaughtered for it," Ted Beckham said. "He'll go back to training, but
after that, I just don't know. It could force him to go abroad, because of
all the fuss. It's too early to say, really, whether he can be allowed to
stay in England, but all he wants to do is play football in peace." It is a
situation that has attracted the attention of the Professional Footballers'
Association (PFA), which yesterday pleaded for supporters not to force
Beckham to play abroad. Again putting aside any attempt at perspective,
Brendon Batson, of the PFA, suggested that barracking fans could deprive the
English game of a special talent.
"It would be sad to think that due to other people's reactions a player
would feel he is not welcome," Batson said. "We want our best players
staying in this country, and it would be an extremely spiteful campaign to
drive Beckham out. It would be a huge loss to the domestic game."
Andy Walsh, the chairman of the Independent Manchester United Supporters'
Association, said: "There's no doubt that David Beckham will be protected by
United and supported by United fans the world over.
"The majority of the people who are campaigning so vociferously against
Beckham do so because he is a United player and out of some petty jealousy
for his talents and his much-publicised lifestyle."
Ferguson said that he will ease his World Cup players back into action and
it is expected that Beckham will play in United's three-match tour to
Scandinavia, which starts at the end of this month.
Max Clifford, the publicist, said that Beckham should face the public. "If I
were looking after his public relations I would get him on television today,
have a press conference today and make sure his face is in the papers for
the right reasons tomorrow," he said. "He has been in hiding long enough.
It's time for him to come out into the open and let everybody know just how
bad he feels, that he let everybody down and he will always regret it. He
should also tell the fans: 'If you want to have a go at me, I'm big enough
to take it, but leave my family out of it.' The public will respond to
that."
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Subject: Beckham.. Day #1 (Mirror)
HOUNDED AND HAUNTED
IT should have been a day like any other in the life of a footballer.
David Beckham, tanned from a holiday in America, was back to endure the
first stint of pre-season training with Manchester United.
But this was no ordinary morning, as Beckham arrived to face the most
intense security operation ever mounted for an English football star.
It was heavy protection for a young man whose only "crime" was to get
himself sent off in a moment of madness against Argentina. But it is
something Beckham will have to live with while there are hate mobs
threatening to make his future hell.
The Old Trafford golden boy is suffering in silence, bewildered by the
enormity of the reaction to his foolishness in France.
It was difficult to imagine what was racing through the mind of his dad,
Ted, as he drove his boy through the red steel gates at United's Cliff
training ground at 9.50am.
Anger. Heartbreak. Pain. All the emotions were on show behind the window of
the family's dark blue Range Rover, Beckham in the passenger seat beside
him.
They had joked that Beckham could not start his £70,000 Porsche because of a
flat battery. It was one of the rare smiles of the day. Beckham was only
inside for 25 minutes before leaving in the same Range Rover for training at
United's alternative ground in Littleton Road.
A police escort guided them through the narrow streets on the half-mile
journey and officers with flak jackets awaited him at the entrance of the
training complex as Beckham senior drove his boy slowly past the guard. Five
minutes later, Beckham was one of the first onto the training ground and led
the first team in a gruelling lap around it proximity
Photographers and TV crews were kept outside, but got close-up pictures as
Beckham jogged past only a few yards away.
Team-mates shouted "leave him alone" and Beckham went past stony-faced. At
10.30, a couple of police riot vans arrived just to check that everything
was safe. And seconds later more patrol cars drove onto the complex with
senior officers holding a car park meeting to ensure the tightest of
security.
Out on the pitch, Beckham at last relaxed a little. But away from the pitch,
another riot van arrived to check out the scene. There was no trouble from a
crowd now gathering for a glimpse of their undisputed hero. They got their
wish when training finished at 12.10pm as Beckham casually strolled back
towards dad and the Range Rover.
"Good on you Becks" shouted a couple of down-to-earth Salford mums. It was a
shout that prompted spontaneous applause and Becks responded with a quick
wave.
But the seriousness of the situation did not change as the police escort
returned to direct Beckham back to The Cliff.
Three patrol cars then parked inside the training ground while the players
had lunch.
Only three fans bothered to wait outside with one girl reading a book to
while away the passing hours. The day ended at exactly 3pm when the red
doors opened to release the two Beckhams. For a second it was just like old
times as young Becks signed autographs for the stragglers and posed for a
couple of pictures with Ted.
But the sinister side of his new life came back to haunt us all as his
shadowing cop car took the lead again to escort him back to his £180,000
home in Worsley.
A strange day over. But you sense, chillingly, that this is only the
beginning.
cL!VE TV will show Beckham's first match in England after France 98 when
they screen United's pre-season friendly at Birmingham on Saturday week
(July 25).
Channel 5 will show Liverpool's pre-season clash with Inter Milan - the
match which pits Michael Owen against Ronaldo - on Tuesday, August 4.
Earlier that day, they will also show Chelsea's friendly against Atletico
Madrid in Arnhem, Holland.
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Date: Wed, 15 Jul 1998 07:13:38 -0700
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Subject: Beckham Support -- 3 Articles (Mirror)
LET'S GIVE HIM A BREAK
West Ham manager Harry Redknapp wants English club fans to forgive and
forget.
But he fears Beckham's visit to Upton Park with United may come too soon,
with memories of his red card still fresh from the summer. Beckham arrives
on August 22, for the Hammers' first home match.
"He's had enough and I just want to see him get on with his career because
he is an outstanding young player," said Redknapp. "But I can say what I
want, can't I? People will make their own opinions and do what they want in
the end."
OWEN 'DIVE' JUST AS GUILTY
Former England boss Terry Venables compared Beckham's predicament to that of
Michael Owen, who became a national hero following his sensational goal
against Argentina.
Owen also won a penalty for the equaliser against the South Americans when
replays showed he had not been touched as he burst into the box.
Venables, new boss of Crystal Palace, believes Owen might easily have been
punished by the referee for diving.
He said: "They are both massive talents. In the same game, one is a hero and
one a villain. The difference was that Beckham got caught."
TIME TO GET OFF HIS BACK
JOE KINNEAR believes David Beckham should take a leaf out of his book and
"stick two fingers up to those who are getting on his back."
The Wimbledon boss is well known for fighting back against the critics, and
he insists the under-fire Manchester United star will only overcome his
World Cup red-card shame by showing the same steely determination.
"For one silly, little moment he has been severely punished. I think it is
out of order really, I honestly do," he said. "But he's got a great manager,
Alex Ferguson, who will look after him and David has got to stick two
fingers up to those who are getting on his back."
| "Football taught by Matt Busby" |
Date: Wed, 15 Jul 1998 15:04:50 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: (Teamtalk )Thierry Henry et al...
Winger smokescreen ?
Sources from inside Old Trafford have reportedly told a national newspaper
that French winger Thierry Henry is close to signing a £5 million transfer
to Old Trafford.
The flying Monaco star could, however, be part of an elaborate United
smokescreen to hide the club's interest in another player - possibly Jesper
Blomqvist.
Henry was involved in a complicated wrangle between his club, Barcelona and
Real Madrid last summer when the seven-time European Cup winners claimed
they had his signature.
Beckham's police protection
David Beckham will continue to have police protection on his arrival to and
departure from Manchester United's Cliff training ground.
Six officers were present as the 23-year-old returned to pre-season training
yesterday, but no untoward incidents occurred at his first day back at work.
It remains to be seen how long this will have to continue for. Maybe his
father's prediction, that the public hatred will only stop if and when he
moves abroad, will come into fruition.
Thornley tribunal postponement
Ben Thornley's transfer tribunal was postponed again on Tuesday, further
delaying the young winger's move to Huddersfield Town.
The Premier League authorities called a halt to proceedings in order to
discuss the implications of the ground breaking transfer which comes with
one year left on Thornley's contract.
Kanchelskis makes 'Gers move
Andrei Kanchelskis has ended his Fiorentina nightmare and moved to the
Scottish Premier Division. The former Manchester United winger has agreed to
join Glasgow Rangers from the Serie A giants in a £5.25 million deal. This
ends moths of speculation surrounding the Russian star, with Newcastle
United and Middlesbrough showing a great deal of interest in the player.
Yorke to remain a Villa player
Aston Villa striker Dwight Yorke has allayed fans' fears by stating that he
will start the season at Villa Park.
The news ends months of speculation surrounding the £15M-rated man, who has
been linked with top clubs all over Europe.
The Trinidadian clearly stated: "Unless I'm told otherwise, I expect to
start the season as a Villa player."
He added: "I have to weigh up everything very carefully, but the fact
remains that I have two years left on my contract, so I am here to play for
Villa for that time if they want me.
But, of course, at the end of that time, I would be free to leave the club
for nothing under freedom of contract, so I am sure everything will be taken
into consideration."
So it seems that at least another two year's service will be provided by the
26-year-old.
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